Corporate Actions Specialist Resume Example

Service several clients that demand different needs.

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Processes both mandatory and voluntary specific corporate actions functions related to international and U.S. securities held (regardless of custodian) for specific Bank of New York Mellon back office clients.

Processing responsibilities include: the receipt of custodian announcements, the scrubbing/comparison of data, and the notification of corporate action events to a specific client.  

Reconciles client positions with multiple custodians and monitors appropriate posting of accruals and entitlements to client accounts.  

Responsible for soliciting and receiving responses from the clients and for submitting these instructions to the various custodians prior to their deadline dates.  

Utilizes Word, Excel, and Outlook daily.  

Was given training responsibilities just six months into the job. I was also able to learn quickly, receiving minimum training only on the creation stage of offers and was able to process events in full within only a couple of weeks.  

Interacts with clients and custodians daily and handles inquiries through phone and email.  

This job requires an above average ability to multi-task and prioritizing which actions need to be processed in a specific timely order depending on which client needs serviced or which stage the event is in. Our group has the highest volume of events on our floor, staying very busy each day and is the only group which processes from start to finish.  

Runs reports for our department such as the trade report, informing co-workers if there are trades on their offers, as well as the restricted report, which shows what actions have encumbered positions (client accounts that currently are restricted from receiving or delivering trades).  

Responsible for closing all offers that were assigned to myself. Each offer must be checked for accuracy and must be checked within two weeks after closing.